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UFO case file · UFO-0959

Wheelus AFB radar/sensor UFO report — 1956-01-24

CE1Libya1956-01-24

Wheelus AFB, Tripoli, Libya

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Case description

Jan. 24, 1956; Wheelus AFB, Tripoli, Libya (BBU) At 2:52 p.m. local time an unidentified object was picked up on radar at 99 degrees azimuth at 75 miles range. The object was tracking at 330 degrees at 75 knots at 1000 feet altitude. The target was tracked for 12 minutes at which time the object faded from the radar. (McDonald list; FUFOR Index)

Recorded details

Craft description
Object Tracked For 12 Minutes
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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